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by the President. ^ The fighting spirit of the Ma-i rines end the esprit de corps of that great organization have been one of the main factors in the ' winning of every war in which America has been engaged.
For seventeen years, as a member of the Senate committee dealing with the Marines, I have been in close contact with their opera' tions and have for the Marines a great admiration. I do not believe their work should be minimized or their stature reduced. Beginning with Tripoli, one hundred and fifty years ago, to Okinawa, the Marines have written a page of glbrious achievement not excelled or, I think, equalled, by any other military organization in the history of the world.
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